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Celebrities Make News on BlackPressUSA’s #FIYAH! Livestreams

NNPA NEWSWIRE — They’ve included Los Angeles Lakers Legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar, hip-hop icons Chuck D, Ice Cube, Russell Simmons, and Big Daddy Kane. They’ve also...

“The federal government has been slow to engage the issue of reparations, individuals, corporations, and other public institutions have engaged the discussion out of necessity and conscience,” said Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX). (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

One North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, one of two African...

Atlanta Voice6 years ago

EXCLUSIVE – Sharon Reed goes one-on-one with Fani Willis

With nearly half of American adults living in households that have experienced a loss of income, and more than 40% of adults delaying medical care due to financial concerns, there is no justification for abandoning consumer financial protections.

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Gives a Green Light to Predatory Payday Lenders

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There is never a good time to enable predatory loans carrying 400% interest rates,” noted Mike Calhoun, President of the Center for Responsible...

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BlackPressUSA6 years ago

FOOD: The Bake with Paris

NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are many things you can do with these cookies- you can eat them by themselves, put some chocolate and marshmallows on top...

Carlos, who delivers a level of passion and soul equal to the legendary sonic charge of his guitar, and Cindy, a virtuoso drummer whose artistry spans the realms of jazz and rock, headlined an all-star lineup during the annual convention.

Black History6 years ago

WATCH: It’s Santana x 2 Livestream During Black Press Virtual Convention

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Carlos Santana’s star arrived on the era-defining late 1960s San Francisco Bay Area music scene with historic shows at the Fillmore and other...

Rainbow Push Coalition press conference at Joliet City Hall, covered by The Times Weekly

Featured6 years ago

RAINBOW PUSH press conference at Joliet City Hall

RAINBOW PUSH holds a press conference at Joliet City Hall to support the Lurry family. Learn more about their cause here.

Pastor Craig Purchase, Joliet President of Rainbow PUSH, speaking at The Times Weekly event.

Featured6 years ago

Pastor Craig Purchase, Joliet President of Rainbow PUSH

Pastor Craig Purchase, Joliet President of Rainbow PUSH, speaks at a press conference for the Lurry family. The event was held at Joliet City Hall on...

On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with other civil rights lions like Reverend Hosea Williams (SCLC) continued on their march despite then Governor Wallace’s threats and were attacked by the police, sending 58 people to the hospital.

Black History6 years ago

FILM REVIEW — John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with...

Hospitals throughout the state are reporting overflows in their intensive care units, creating a shortage in available hospital beds.

Black History6 years ago

HeroZona Foundation Establishes Nation’s Largest COVID-19 Testing Site

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A.P.” Powell, the founder and CEO of HeroZona, calls the recently established free drive-thru testing site “COVID City.” Funding for the site came...

Black History6 years ago

#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM: Stephanie Mills Talks About Music, Social Justice and Her Son’s New Book

#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM — STEPHANIE MILLS — With a career that spans more than 35 years, Mills has distinguished herself as an actress and performer whom her...

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 7.15.20 3PM ET — CONGRESSWOMAN VAL DEMINGS (D-FL)

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 7.15.20 3PM ET During her 27-year career she served in virtually every department, including serving as Commander of the Special Operations, where she...

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

LIVESTREAM — MON. 7.6.20 1PM ET — #SaveLocalJournalism #18: “IS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF?”

In 1965, Malcom X said, “Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it’s against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed...

“Our publishers work so hard, and they have fought the good fight for so long, this conference and what NNPA has put together and accomplished with digital has let the world know how vital the Black Press is and always have been,” said NNPA Chair Karen Carter Richards.

Black History6 years ago

Thousands View NNPA’s First Virtual Convention

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This represents a tremendous step forward for the Black Press of America. We note that during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

WIN-TV Broadcast 7-10-2020

Black History6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM MON. 7.13.20 1PM ET: REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM MON. 7.13.20 1PM: REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (D-NY) — After high school, Alexandria attended Boston University and graduated with degrees in Economics and International Relations....

New research seems to confirm that, across the nation, the coronavirus has disproportionately impacted Black people, with death rates more than twice as high as that for any other race. Why is this happening-and can we do anything about it? (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let’s Not Put Our Health at Risk

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite several possible reasons that Black Americans are more affected. One is that many of...

But among Neal’s and Guster-Hines’ most shocking claims was the racist, sexist taunts they had to endure from the McDonald’s executives. The suit alleges that in 2005 Marty Ranft, a white vice president and general manager of the McDonald’s Ohio Region told Guster-Hines “You are a nigger like all the rest--you just believe you are better cause you are a smart one.” (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

Big Mac Racism at McDonald’s

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Under the guise of reorganizing the way they manage the franchise system, the restaurant system across the country, they basically decimated the ranks...

Deniece Williams has produced No. 1 pop and R&B hits like “When You Love Somebody,” “It’s Gonna Take a Miracle,” “Free,” “Black Butterfly,” and “Let’s Hear it For the Boy.” (Photo: Courtesy Deniece Williams)

Black History6 years ago

Legendary Singer Deniece Williams Join Other Big Stars at NNPA Virtual Conference

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Williams, whose transformed R&B, pop, and gospel music over her extraordinary five-decade career, joins Stephanie Mills, Anthony Hamilton, Carlos Santana, and Salt-N-Pepa in...

As noted in Sports Illustrated, Lift Every Voice and Sing has an extensive history since its first inception as a poem in 1899. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

NFL Will Play Black National Anthem at Games

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NFL remains at the forefront of the new understanding, and now they’ve taken that knowledge, and, in an unprecedented decision, the league...

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

WIN-TV 7-3-2020 TrapBob

The NNPA plans to present Crump with its Trailblazer Award for his work fighting for freedom, justice and equality. Floyd’s family will also be honored at the virtual conference.

Black History6 years ago

NNPA Salutes Attorney Benjamin Crump and The Crump Law Firm in Memory and Honor of the Family of George Floyd

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Benjamin Crump has earned recognition as a freedom fighting lawyer who doesn’t hesitate to defend the life and legacy of African Americans harmed...

The Virtual NNPA 2020 Annual Convention will include a specially recorded performance from legendary Supremes singer Mary Wilson.

Black History6 years ago

Star-Studded Lineup Planned for First Black Press Virtual Convention

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on African Americans and other people of color throughout the United States. Yet, coupled...

Ziggy Marley, the oldest son of Reggae Icon Bob Marley, recently appeared on a livestream interview with the Black Press that overnight reached more than 1.7 million people around the globe.

Black History6 years ago

Ziggy Marley Will Receive the Black Press 2020 Global Icon Award and Make a Virtual Appearance at the 2020 NNPA Convention

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ziggy Marley, the oldest son of the Reggae Icon Bob Marley, recently appeared on a livestream interview with the Black Press that was...

Black History6 years ago

COMMENTARY: The American Economic System Works Just Fine—for White People

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As President of the Texas Black Expo (TBE), my primary interest is the economic part of the system—the creation and growth of Black-owned...